A systematic review and meta-analysis of the effects of foam rolling on range of motion, recovery and markers of athletic performance

Skinner, Brendon; Moss, Richard; Hammond, Lucy

doi:10.1016/j.jbmt.2020.01.007

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“…Commonly used to improve ROM, FR has also been tested during warm-up to improve the physical qualities of athletes such as muscle power, strength or agility. However, unlike ROM, performance results obtained were not always clearly established (Burk et al, 2019;Hughes and Ramer, 2019;Skinner et al, 2020). Some studies recorded improvements in muscle power, strength or agility, after a single session of FR (D'Andrea, 2016;Sagiroglu, 2017;Stroiney et al, 2020).…”

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Selective Effects of Manual Massage and Foam Rolling on Perceived Recovery and Performance: Current Knowledge and Future Directions Toward Robotic Massages

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Manual massage and foam rolling are commonly used by athletes for warm-up and recovery, as well as by healthy individuals for well-being. Manual massage is an ancient practice requiring the intervention of an experienced physiotherapist, while foam rolling is a more recent self-administered technique. These two topics have been largely studied in isolation from each other. In the present review, we first provide a deep quantitative literature analysis to gather the beneficial effects of each technique through an integrative account, as well as their psychometric and neurophysiological evaluations. We then conceptually consider the motor control strategies induced by each type of massage. During manual massage, the person remains passive, lying on the massage table, and receives unanticipated manual pressure by the physiotherapist, hence resulting in a retroactive mode of action control with an ongoing central integration of proprioceptive feedback. In contrast, while performing foam rolling, the person directly exerts pressures through voluntary actions to manipulate the massaging tool, therefore through a predominant proactive mode of action control, where operations of forward and inverse modeling do not require sensory feedback. While these opposite modes of action do not seem to offer any compromise, we then discuss whether technological advances and collaborative robots might reconcile proactive and retroactive modes of action control during a massage, and offer new massage perspectives through a stochastic sensorimotor user experience. This transition faculty, from one mode of control to the other, might definitely represent an innovative conceptual approach in terms of human-machine interactions.

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Selective Effects of Manual Massage and Foam Rolling on Perceived Recovery and Performance: Current Knowledge and Future Directions Toward Robotic Massages

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“…Foam rolling also appears to be an effective strategy to obtain an acute improvement in flexibility and maintain the range of motion. It seems a useful tool for athletes seeking an acute increase in range of motion as part of a warm-up [36] and thus to prepare them for the subsequent rowing exercise. These improvements may be due to changes in pain modulation systems, minimizing the perception of pain and increasing tolerance to stretching [6].…”

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Acute Comparative Effect of Foam Rolling and Static Stretching on Range of Motion in Rowers

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Rowers’ anthropometric characteristics and flexibility are fundamental to increase stroke amplitude and optimize power transfer. The aim of the present study was to analyze the effect of foam rolling and static stretching on the range of motion over time. Eight university rowers (24.8 ± 3.4 yrs., height 182.3 ± 6.5 cm, body mass 79.3 ± 4.6 kg) participated in an alternating treatment design study with two-way repeated measures ANOVA. The sit and reach test was used to measure the range of motion. Both in the foam rolling and in the static stretching method, a pre-test (T0), a post-test (T1), and a post-15-min test (T2) were performed. A significant effect was observed on the range of motion over time (p < 0.001), but not for time x method interaction (p = 0.680). Significant differences were found between T0 and T1 with foam rolling and static stretching (p < 0.001, d = 0.4); p < 0.001, d = 0.6). The differences between T0 and T2 were also significant with both methods (p = 0.001, d = 0.4; p < 0.001, d = 0.4). However, no significant difference was observed between T1 and T2 (p = 1.000, d = 0.1; p = 0.089, d = 0.2). Foam roller and static stretching seem to be effective methods to improve the range of motion but there seems to be no differences between them.

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“…with the effect of massage intervention [13,52,53]. Addressing these issue certainly goes beyond the intent of this pilot trial, and would require methodological designs involving larger samples of participants.…”

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“…SMR represents a simple and cost-effective conditioning approach, increasingly used as part of warm-up and post-workout recovery routines and, occasionally, embedded within training sessions [6][7][8][9]. Although physiological processes underlying the benefits of SMR remain poorly understood, SMR interventions have practical relevance in actual training contexts compared to static stretching [1,[10][11][12][13][14]. Pre-workout SMR interventions were associated with increased range of motion (ROM) without hindering forthcoming athletic performances such as jump height or performance across repeated sprints [15][16][17].…”

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Evaluating the effects of embedded self-massage practice on strength performance: A randomized crossover pilot trial

2021

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Background Self-administered massage interventions with a roller massager are commonly used as part of warm-ups and post-workout recovery routines. There is yet no clear consensus regarding the practical guidelines for efficient embedded interventions. Objectives The present randomized crossover pilot trial aimed at examining the effects of a rolling intervention with a roller massager embedded within the rests periods of a resistance training protocol. The rolling intervention targeted quadriceps muscles. Setting Participants (n = 14) performed two resistance training protocols expected to elicit momentary muscle failure. The protocol consisted in 10 sets of 10 rest-pause repetitions of back squats, with a poundage set up at 50% of the maximal one-repetition. Two min were allocated to recovery between sets. During the recovery periods, participants completed a rolling routine with a roller massager for 60 s (Roller-massager), or underwent passive recovery (Control). The total workload, concentric power, thigh circumference rate of perceived exertion (RPE) and delayed onset of muscle soreness (DOMS) from 24 h to 120 h after completion of the protocol were the dependent variables. Results Roller-massager was associated with a reduction in total workload (-11.6%), concentric power (-5.1%) and an increase in perceived exertion compared to Control (p < 0.05). Roller-massager was also associated with reduced thigh circumference after the resistance training protocol, indicating reduced muscle swelling, and reduced DOMS 24 h to 120 h post-workout (p < 0.001). Conclusion These findings support that embedded rolling with a roller massager hinders performance and increases effort perception. Embedded interventions may not be suitable during conditioning periods designed to maximize training intensity.

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A systematic review and meta-analysis of the effects of foam rolling on range of motion, recovery and markers of athletic performance

Abstract: Objective: Conduct a systematic review with meta-analysis assessing the effects of foam rolling on range of motion, laboratory-and field-based athletic measures, and on recovery.

Cited by 43 publications

References 40 publications

Selective Effects of Manual Massage and Foam Rolling on Perceived Recovery and Performance: Current Knowledge and Future Directions Toward Robotic Massages

Selective Effects of Manual Massage and Foam Rolling on Perceived Recovery and Performance: Current Knowledge and Future Directions Toward Robotic Massages

Acute Comparative Effect of Foam Rolling and Static Stretching on Range of Motion in Rowers

Evaluating the effects of embedded self-massage practice on strength performance: A randomized crossover pilot trial

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